This collection contains three books of lecture notes recorded by John W. Houck at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Dental Medicine in 1900 and 1901. The notebooks correspond to courses taught by Dr. Charles Essig, Dr. James Truman, and Dr.
Edward Cameron Kirk, each of whom served as the dean of the dental school for some period between 1878 and 1917. Additional
files in the collection contain miscellaneous notes and papers that were previously enclosed in the notebooks. Among these
papers are six pharmaceutical pamphlets advertising the antiseptic glycol-thymoline, with testimonials from dentists.

title

John W. Houck lecture notes

creator

Houck, John W., 1873?-

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1176

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

0.2 linear feet (1 box)

inclusive date

1900-1901, undated

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

This collection contains three books of lecture notes recorded by John W. Houck at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Dental Medicine in 1900 and 1901. The notebooks correspond to courses taught by Dr. Charles Essig, Dr. James Truman, and Dr.
Edward Cameron Kirk, each of whom served as the dean of the dental school for some period between 1878 and 1917. Additional
files in the collection contain miscellaneous notes and papers that were previously enclosed in the notebooks. Among these
papers are six pharmaceutical pamphlets advertising the antiseptic glycol-thymoline, with testimonials from dentists.